The experience of dying: An ethnographic nursing home study

Gerontologist

Volumn 42, Issue SPEC. ISS. 3, 2002, Pages 11-19

  Kayser Jones, Jeanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Experience of dying; Health care provider resident communication; Nursing homes; Staffing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DYING; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; RELIGION; SAMPLING; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 0036772726     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/42.suppl_3.11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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